Reference no: EM131862513

Cells use the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate, abbreviated as ATP, as a source of energy. Symbolically, this reaction can be represented as

ATP(aq) + H₂O(l) → ADP(aq) + H₂PO₄^-(aq)

where ADP represents adenosine diphosphate. For this reaction ΔG° = -30.5 kJ/mol.

(a) Calculate K at 25°C.

(b) If all the free energy from the metabolism of glucoseC₆H₁₂O₆(s) + 6 O₂(g) → 6 CO₂(g) + 6 H₂O(l) goes into the production of ATP, how many ATP molecules can be produced for every molecule of glucose? Molecules